Board Meeting Agenda March 17-18 2011

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STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

March 17-18, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Or Upon Adjournment or Recess of the
Investment Committee Meeting, Whichever is Later

Auditorium, Milton Marks Conference Center
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94102

BOARD MEMBERS
Lawrence E. Mulryan, Chair
Sheryl A. Chalupa
Daniel M. Curtin
John C. Duncan (Ex-Officio)
Donald E. Garcia
Sen. Michael J. Machado (Ret.)
Francis E. Quinlan
Steven L. Rank
Thomas E. Rankin
Scott K. Reid
James S. Richardson
William M. Zachry

AGENDA

OPEN SESSION March 17, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m.
     
Action/Lawrence Mulryan 1. Call to Order and Roll Call
     
    Attachment
     

Action/Lawrence Mulryan

2. Antitrust Admonition
     
    Attachment
     
Action/Lawrence Mulryan 3.

Consent Calendar1

     
 
a.
Approval of January 20-21, 2011 Open Meeting Minutes
     
    Attachment
     
 
b.

Board Member Training Opportunities and Approval of Planned Board Member Training

     
    Attachment
     
 
c.

Appointment of Vera C. De Martini as Assistant Corporate Secretary

     
    Attachment
     
 
d.
Approval of Retirement Resolutions
Nos. 968 ~ 977
(Ah-Tye, Brown, Deguia, Farrar, Gibson, Gonzalez, Guerrero, Katzka, La Deaux, Sanford)
     
    Attachment (originals available for signature at meeting)
     

Information/Dan Sevilla

4. Financial Update - 2010 Year End Results
     
    Attachment
     

Information/Peter Guastamachio

5. Overview of the Selection Criteria and Management of Investments
     
    Attachment
     

Information/Peter Guastamachio and Conning Asset Management~ Rich Sega and Paul Mansour

6. California & Property Casualty Insurance Outlook
     
    Attachment
     

Action/Stephanie Chan

7. Ratification of Investment Transactions
     
 
a.
Bond Transactions
     
    Attachment
     
 
b.
Compliance Report
     
    Attachment
     

Information/Andreas Acker

8. Personnel Matters
     
 
a.
Staffing Update
     
    Attachment
     
Information/Tom Rowe 9. President's Report
     
  10. Reports by the Chairs of Committee Activities
     
Action/Lawrence Mulryan
a.
Governance Committee
     
 
i.
Governance Charter
     
 
ii.

Approval of Code of Conduct, Business Ethics and Incompatible Activities Policies

     
    Attachment
    Attachment
    Attachment
     

Information/Francis Quinlan

b.
Audit Committee
     
    Attachment
     
 
i.
Completed Closed Audits
     
 
ii.
Audit Charter
     

Information/Michael Machado

c.
Investment Committee
     

Information/Lawrence Mulryan

11.
Report by Chair of Board Activities
     
Information 12. Board Member Reports
     
Information
13.

Public Comment on Appropriateness of Closed Session for Items 16 through 22

     
Information 14. Public Comment
     
CLOSED SESSION

March 17, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m.
Milton Marks Conference Center, Benicia Room, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, S.F.

     

Action/Lawrence Mulryan

15. Approval of January 20-21, 2010 Closed Meeting Minutes
     

Information/Carol Newman, Suzanne Ah-Tye

16.

Pending and Potential Litigation
[Government Code sections 11126(e), (j)(4)]

     
 
a.

CASE, et al. vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al.; In the Supreme Court of the State of California, S182581

     
  b.

SEIU Local 1000, et al. vs. Arnold Schwarzenegger, et al.;Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division 2, A126525

     
 
c.

State Compensation Insurance Fund vs. Metropolitan West Securities, LLC and Wachovia Bank, N.A.; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 09-2959

     
 
d.

 In the Matter of Jeffrey L Silverman, Faye J. Silverman, Debtors; State Compensation Insurance Fund vs. Nancy Hoffmeier Zamora, Chapter 7 Trustee, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 08-56508;
U.S. District Court for Central California, Los Angeles No. 2:08-cv-09311 VBF; U.S. Supreme Court No. 10-796

     
 
e.

State Compensation Insurance Fund vs. WCAB (Hancock) (2010) 75 Cal. Comp. Cases 1336; 2010 Cal.Wrk.Comp. LEXIS 254 (3rd District Court of Appeal, unpublished); C064985

     
 
f.
Zavala vs. Berkeley Valley Convalescent Home, ADJ122823 (Recon. den.)
     
 
g.

State Compensation Insurance Fund vs. WCAB (Romero), B224825
(2nd District Court of Appeal, pending)

     
 
h.

State Compensation Insurance Fund vs. F. D. De Leon & Associates, et al.;
Los Angeles Superior Court No. BC444757           

     
 
i.

William Francis Flahavan, et al., vs. State Compensation Insurance Fund;
San Francisco Superior Court No. CGC-05-446016; First District Court of Appeal No. A128280           

     
 
j.

Jack Hablian, et al. vs. Zurich U.S., et al.; Van Nuys WCAB Case Nos. VNO 0425788, et al.          

     
 
k.

California Shock Trauma Air Rescue vs. State Compensation Insurance Fund,
et al.; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of CA Case No. 2:09-CV-00090;
Solano Superior Court No. FCS036792

     
 
l.

REACH Air Medical Services, LLC vs. State Compensation Insurance Fund,
et al.; Sonoma Superior Court No. SCV248535           

     

Information/Tom Rowe

17.

Update on the Strategic Plan
[Government Code sections 11126(e), (j)(4)]       

     

Information/ Lawrence Mulryan,
Tom Rowe

18.

Personnel Matters
[Government Code sections 11126(a), (j)(4)]       

     
 
a.

Review of President and Exempt Executives 2010 Performance Against Objectives             

     
 
b.

Overview of Exempt and Leadership Positions and Performance Expectations             

     
 
c.
Strategic Plan:  Employee Utilization and Workload
     
 
d.
Board Committee Assignments
     
CLOSED SESSION

March 18, 2011 @ 8:30 a.m.
OMNI Hotel, Union Square Room, 500 California Street, S.F.

     

Information/Ken Van Laar

19.

Proposed Changes to State Fund’s Rating Plan for WC and USL&H
[Government Code section 11126(j)(4)]

     
Information/Ken Van Laar 20.

Report on Reserves and Loss Adjustment Expense
[Government Code section 11126(j)(4)]

     

Information/Julie Jenkinson,
Beatriz Sanchez

21.

Update on Claims Strategic Optimization Plan
[Government Code sections 11126(e), (j)(4)]

     

Information/Francis Quinlan

22.

Significant Open Audits Report
[Government Code sections 11126(j)(2), (3) and (4)]

     
OPEN SESSION

March 18, 2011 @ 11:30 a.m. or upon adjournment or recess of the Closed Session, whichever is later.
OMNI Hotel, Union Square Room, 500 California Street, S.F.

     

Action/Lawrence Mulryan

23. Call to Order and Roll Call
   

 

Action/Lawrence Mulryan 24. Board Committee Assignments
     
Action/Lawrence Mulryan 25.

President and Exempt Executives Employment Terms, Conditions and Compensation

     
Information
26.
Proposals and Suggestions for May, 2011 Agenda
     
    Next Board of Directors Meeting:  May 12-13, 2011
     

1Items on the Consent Calendar include routine actions or matters already considered by a committee of the Board and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member or the public so requests. It is in the Board’s discretion to remove items already considered by a committee of the Board from the Consent Calendar. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. If you wish to have an item removed from the Consent Calendar, please submit a speaker card or make your request at the time the Board Chairperson asks if any member of the public wishes to remove an item from consent. After an item, if any, removed from the Consent Calendar has been discussed, the Board will vote to approve all items remaining on the Consent Calendar.

 

Note: Items designated for information are appropriate for Board/Committee action if the Board/Committee wishes to take action. Any agenda item from a properly noticed Committee meeting held immediately prior to this Board meeting may be considered by the Board. Agenda items may be taken out of order with the approval of the Chairperson. Public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker and ten (10) minutes per subject item.

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